The Power of Fan Recognition and Channel Responsibility

It was a moment of pure statistical weirdness when five people came up to me and recognized me, and that realization was like a paradigm shift in my channel. I had never really shown myself on camera before, but those videos would become some of the most memorable ones I've made. After returning from San Diego Comic-Con, where I had a great time and enjoyed seeing Baby Mark's first webcam experience, I realized that I needed to make changes to my content.

From then on, I made it a point to create videos that I want to make, entertaining for my audience, while also doing good in the world. I believed that this responsibility was crucial to me, as what I do here is very important. It's not just about making videos; it's about using them as a tool to bring people together and inspire positivity. I hope that through my channel, viewers learn valuable lessons and take action to make a difference in the world.

I've been fortunate to receive messages from fans who have found comfort and solace in my content during difficult times. Their stories have touched me deeply, and I'm honored to be a part of their journey. However, I also want to emphasize that my videos are not a magic solution for real-world problems like depression or anxiety. While they may serve as a coping mechanism or provide temporary comfort, it's essential to seek professional help when needed.

It's crucial to note that if you're struggling with mental health issues, don't rely solely on social media or any single source of entertainment. Reach out and find help from trusted individuals, professionals, or organizations that can provide the necessary support and guidance. My heart goes out to those who are suffering, and I want to encourage everyone to prioritize their well-being and seek help when needed.

The Experience with Microphone Issues

One incident during my return home from winter break caused a temporary halt in video production. Unfortunately, my microphone was not available, forcing me to special order a new one. This setback led to delays in content creation, but I'm happy to report that we're back on schedule.

A Message to My Audience

As I continue to create content for you, I want to assure you that I'll do everything possible to ensure that my videos meet your expectations. Your feedback is invaluable to me, and I take the time to read through every comment. If you have a special message or suggestion for me, please don't hesitate to share it in the comments section below.

Conclusion

As I conclude this article, I want to express my gratitude to each and every one of you who has supported me on this journey. Your presence here means the world to me, and I'm committed to continuing to create content that inspires, educates, and entertains you. Let's keep the conversation going in the comments below, and I'll see you in the next video.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello everybody my name is markip and welcome back to reading your comments what can you photoshop a unicone horn and have a really big head LOL love you mark okay I guess cool what if I told you potato people are real of course we're real we're the potato Empire and we have the highest of Standards uh yeah yes sir I I don't know why you're talking to yourself but okay cool we're people W can you do a short dance please puns a dance with puns hey ho why do milking stools only have three legs because the cow had the utter ow you okay no I don't have a question I just want to give you a huge running jump hug and boob crush your face oh God death by boob so suddenly I'm So Young well not not that young I actually would like to make a request that no one give me a running jump tackle with their boobs or not because I actually had a fan that did a running tackle at me while I was doing a signing uh and she nearly cracked my back in half I had to lay down and take about six tile andol and uh recover very slowly and slog through the rest of the signing so please be gentle with the maryu this sentence is false well actually you broke up your sentence with multiple periods so actually this is four sentences and might I add this is four incomplete sentences so you get an F minus go back home and think about what you've done gone flab sacks what I I don't know a joke for this one H pop is a porn yes and it's very fun oh that shouldn't say that oh that's not what I meant no take that back I mean it is fun it's a fun game I'm not saying porn's fun oh God Mark can you say seap chii correctly try it it's funny how did I do how what did who did I just insult and in what language I'm so sorry everybody Mark you should try getting in the gym business the world needs to see more of your workout videos oh my goodness well if I were to get in the gym business and I have been working out legitimately lately uh we've been rock climbing a whole bunch uh Matt Ryan and I we've been going to the rock climbing gym about every day now like pretty much once a day and it's super fun because it gets it's like an exercise that you get to push yourself a little harder and I always like the ambition of seeing progress and since I've been going every day and I've been tearing my hands up uh I I noticed now that I've been able to do a lot of progress I'm able to climb some walls with no legs and of course Tyler is a big inspiration because he's trying out for American Ninja Warrior go Tyler go win it good get picked I don't know how it works but if anyone knows anyone that works at American Ninja Warrior get Tyler in there he submitted a VI you and it's good go away now am I the only one that says hello and bye-bye to Mark with his intro and outro I mean can I not well then let's all do it together come on come on little boys and girls let's all participate 3 2 1 hello God damn it Jeremy you got to participate with every else you can't just go Jeremy hey Rachel lithunia lithunia you don't look away right now all right 3 2 1 bye-bye what did you expect we were going to do hello again I mean come on pay attention Michael Douglas Michael Douglas if you're watching this you better pay attention damn it Mark I heard from my undisclosed sources that you are a practitioner of Taekwondo just as I am would you be kind enough to attempt 10 tornado kicks in a row without stopping or falling for our amusement or and or amazement am I doing it right am I doing it right OU help him Lego hey markl if you the Fine Bros scen aners and Pewdiepie were all in an abandoned warehouse being chased by a mashed murderer with a power drill great memories with no exits and no weapons at all what would you guys do to escape death well that's five people versus one we just tackle the son of a get him in a choke hold and drill his nuts off what's the big problem here it's five people versus one mass murderer he's not going to win so Mark when was the very first time you noticed how much your fans care for you I still remember when you had 1,000 Subs well oddly enough I've told this story before but it's about when I had 2,000 subscribers and I first went to uh ComicCon uh Comic-Con in San Diego which I've been going to every year and I really like going because the first time I went I only had like 2,000 subscribers but five people or four four or five people I can't quite remember I think five people came up to me and recognized me and that was amazing just like the statistical weirdness of that happening was amazing to me and I was so honored that people actually came up and told me that they really enjoyed the videos that I made made and that kind of that kind of was like a paradigm shift in my channel where I realized that I had more of a responsibility for what I was doing you can actually see the video I'll link it in the description uh way long ago right after I came back from San Diego ComicCon you can see baby Mark so like uncomfortable in front of a camera because that was before I even did a webcam so I'd never really shown myself all that much but uh you can see it there it's it's really a lot of fun I had a great time in San Diego and you know from then on I've really tried to make this Channel about making videos that I want to make and entertaining you guys for the sake of just having a fun time and also doing good in the world because you know this is very important to me what I do here is very important and uh I hope you guys learn from it not that I'm trying to teach you a lesson but learn from it that even when you're having fun you can do good like you can do good everywhere you go and it's very important so that's probably when of the first time I realized that the fans cared for me and I had to care back Mark you have helped me so much whenever something bad has happened in my life bad grades depression anxiety Etc I just go to your channel thanks and thank you for watching you know a lot of people say that to me that then my channel helps them through dark times and and I'm honored I don't want to put that down in any way I'm honored that you guys turn to my videos if you're having a bad day but I also want to say you know to put it out there not that it needs to be said really but my videos aren't a magical cure for real you know depression or anxiety and and like things like that and I know that it's like a coping mechanism for a lot of people and again I don't want to like diminish the value of that to those that are going through that but also I hope that you're not solely relying on my videos to get you through these tough times uh because me personally I make videos because I want to make videos and I want to entertain people and I'm so happy that my videos are an outlet for people but if you're really suffering uing through these horrible struggles and I know a lot of people out there are and and trust me my heart goes out to you guys but if you're really going through these tough times please like from me from the bottom of my heart reach out and find help like real help if you're going through I've heard people that have attempted suicide say that my videos have helped them you know I've heard that people that are in severe depression help them please also find other help because the most important thing you could do is not keep it buried underneath because that's where people can't see it and if you're if you're thinking you can just get through this by yourself that's fine but it never hurts to reach out and try to get help from others so please make the attempt to go out and get help if you need it if you don't that's fine then I'm just lecturing you for no reason but you know just from me to you please don't just rely on my videos but also go out out and get some help and talk to people cuz that's what's really important so thank you and I'm glad that my videos are able to help you mark you smell what okay so that's it for reading your comments I promise that it's going to start back up every Monday the reason that I wasn't able to do it over winter break is because when I went back home my microphone wasn't there so I had to special order a microphone because this one that I use isn't made anymore so I had to go get another microph microphone and then when I got back it was already after Monday and then when I got back here we were doing the Intensive improv classes blah blah blah lots of excuses but we're back on so thank you everybody so much for watching if you want your comment read in the next video write it down in the comment section below and trust me I read through a lot of comments to get to the good ones not saying they're all bad but there are some bad ones out there so I'll be reading so let me know what you think and if you have a special message to give to me right down there in the comments below thanks again everybody for watching and as always I will see you in the next video bye-bye Michaelhello everybody my name is markip and welcome back to reading your comments what can you photoshop a unicone horn and have a really big head LOL love you mark okay I guess cool what if I told you potato people are real of course we're real we're the potato Empire and we have the highest of Standards uh yeah yes sir I I don't know why you're talking to yourself but okay cool we're people W can you do a short dance please puns a dance with puns hey ho why do milking stools only have three legs because the cow had the utter ow you okay no I don't have a question I just want to give you a huge running jump hug and boob crush your face oh God death by boob so suddenly I'm So Young well not not that young I actually would like to make a request that no one give me a running jump tackle with their boobs or not because I actually had a fan that did a running tackle at me while I was doing a signing uh and she nearly cracked my back in half I had to lay down and take about six tile andol and uh recover very slowly and slog through the rest of the signing so please be gentle with the maryu this sentence is false well actually you broke up your sentence with multiple periods so actually this is four sentences and might I add this is four incomplete sentences so you get an F minus go back home and think about what you've done gone flab sacks what I I don't know a joke for this one H pop is a porn yes and it's very fun oh that shouldn't say that oh that's not what I meant no take that back I mean it is fun it's a fun game I'm not saying porn's fun oh God Mark can you say seap chii correctly try it it's funny how did I do how what did who did I just insult and in what language I'm so sorry everybody Mark you should try getting in the gym business the world needs to see more of your workout videos oh my goodness well if I were to get in the gym business and I have been working out legitimately lately uh we've been rock climbing a whole bunch uh Matt Ryan and I we've been going to the rock climbing gym about every day now like pretty much once a day and it's super fun because it gets it's like an exercise that you get to push yourself a little harder and I always like the ambition of seeing progress and since I've been going every day and I've been tearing my hands up uh I I noticed now that I've been able to do a lot of progress I'm able to climb some walls with no legs and of course Tyler is a big inspiration because he's trying out for American Ninja Warrior go Tyler go win it good get picked I don't know how it works but if anyone knows anyone that works at American Ninja Warrior get Tyler in there he submitted a VI you and it's good go away now am I the only one that says hello and bye-bye to Mark with his intro and outro I mean can I not well then let's all do it together come on come on little boys and girls let's all participate 3 2 1 hello God damn it Jeremy you got to participate with every else you can't just go Jeremy hey Rachel lithunia lithunia you don't look away right now all right 3 2 1 bye-bye what did you expect we were going to do hello again I mean come on pay attention Michael Douglas Michael Douglas if you're watching this you better pay attention damn it Mark I heard from my undisclosed sources that you are a practitioner of Taekwondo just as I am would you be kind enough to attempt 10 tornado kicks in a row without stopping or falling for our amusement or and or amazement am I doing it right am I doing it right OU help him Lego hey markl if you the Fine Bros scen aners and Pewdiepie were all in an abandoned warehouse being chased by a mashed murderer with a power drill great memories with no exits and no weapons at all what would you guys do to escape death well that's five people versus one we just tackle the son of a get him in a choke hold and drill his nuts off what's the big problem here it's five people versus one mass murderer he's not going to win so Mark when was the very first time you noticed how much your fans care for you I still remember when you had 1,000 Subs well oddly enough I've told this story before but it's about when I had 2,000 subscribers and I first went to uh ComicCon uh Comic-Con in San Diego which I've been going to every year and I really like going because the first time I went I only had like 2,000 subscribers but five people or four four or five people I can't quite remember I think five people came up to me and recognized me and that was amazing just like the statistical weirdness of that happening was amazing to me and I was so honored that people actually came up and told me that they really enjoyed the videos that I made made and that kind of that kind of was like a paradigm shift in my channel where I realized that I had more of a responsibility for what I was doing you can actually see the video I'll link it in the description uh way long ago right after I came back from San Diego ComicCon you can see baby Mark so like uncomfortable in front of a camera because that was before I even did a webcam so I'd never really shown myself all that much but uh you can see it there it's it's really a lot of fun I had a great time in San Diego and you know from then on I've really tried to make this Channel about making videos that I want to make and entertaining you guys for the sake of just having a fun time and also doing good in the world because you know this is very important to me what I do here is very important and uh I hope you guys learn from it not that I'm trying to teach you a lesson but learn from it that even when you're having fun you can do good like you can do good everywhere you go and it's very important so that's probably when of the first time I realized that the fans cared for me and I had to care back Mark you have helped me so much whenever something bad has happened in my life bad grades depression anxiety Etc I just go to your channel thanks and thank you for watching you know a lot of people say that to me that then my channel helps them through dark times and and I'm honored I don't want to put that down in any way I'm honored that you guys turn to my videos if you're having a bad day but I also want to say you know to put it out there not that it needs to be said really but my videos aren't a magical cure for real you know depression or anxiety and and like things like that and I know that it's like a coping mechanism for a lot of people and again I don't want to like diminish the value of that to those that are going through that but also I hope that you're not solely relying on my videos to get you through these tough times uh because me personally I make videos because I want to make videos and I want to entertain people and I'm so happy that my videos are an outlet for people but if you're really suffering uing through these horrible struggles and I know a lot of people out there are and and trust me my heart goes out to you guys but if you're really going through these tough times please like from me from the bottom of my heart reach out and find help like real help if you're going through I've heard people that have attempted suicide say that my videos have helped them you know I've heard that people that are in severe depression help them please also find other help because the most important thing you could do is not keep it buried underneath because that's where people can't see it and if you're if you're thinking you can just get through this by yourself that's fine but it never hurts to reach out and try to get help from others so please make the attempt to go out and get help if you need it if you don't that's fine then I'm just lecturing you for no reason but you know just from me to you please don't just rely on my videos but also go out out and get some help and talk to people cuz that's what's really important so thank you and I'm glad that my videos are able to help you mark you smell what okay so that's it for reading your comments I promise that it's going to start back up every Monday the reason that I wasn't able to do it over winter break is because when I went back home my microphone wasn't there so I had to special order a microphone because this one that I use isn't made anymore so I had to go get another microph microphone and then when I got back it was already after Monday and then when I got back here we were doing the Intensive improv classes blah blah blah lots of excuses but we're back on so thank you everybody so much for watching if you want your comment read in the next video write it down in the comment section below and trust me I read through a lot of comments to get to the good ones not saying they're all bad but there are some bad ones out there so I'll be reading so let me know what you think and if you have a special message to give to me right down there in the comments below thanks again everybody for watching and as always I will see you in the next video bye-bye Michael\n"